Apparatus for checking runaway horses.



B. ROSENFELD.

APPARATUS FOR CHECKING RUNAWAY HORSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1911 Patented July 3, 1917.

INVENTOR A TTOR/VEVS WITNESSES BERNARD aosnivrntn, on NEW YORK, 1v; Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

APPARATUS FOR CHECKING RUNAWAY HORSES.

Patent-ed July-3; 191v;

Applicationfiled February 28, 1917.. Serial No. 151,485.

I all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD RosENrELD,

.a citizen of the United States, and a resi- ,dent of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the-county andState-of New .York, have invented. a new and Improved Apparatus for Checking Runaway Horses,

of whichthe following a full, clear, and

a cable 1 6 fthe treeend" ofgwhich .is conthe apparatus.

exact description I y Among the principal ob ects. which the .present nvention hasin view are: to provide means" of the character described operable independently of the weight or traction nondition of the, vehicle to which the team is attachedyto regulate the force applied for tlieperformance of the function above indicated; and to simplify and reduce the cost ot the construction and installation of I Dre/wings.

Figure is a" si'de"view partly in section lot a horse-drawn vehicle having applied thereto means for' checking the team, said means being constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on an enlarged scale, thesection'being taken. as on I the 1i11e2 2 in Fig. l;

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A Fig. 3 is a cross section on an enlarged scale, the section being taken as on the line Description. I

i As seen in the drawings, the motive power supplied for. the stopping means are the ,Theqsprings are. preferably connectedby a spreader bar 10 that is held a loop 11. ;The spreader bar 10 is operatively connected with the winch "drum 12, pivotally mounted fin brackets 181 pendent from the under side oft-he box body of the vehicle. llleans connecting the-spreader bar'and winch drnmembody af yoke 15 and nected by ring 17 with the yoke, while the opposite endismadefast to the Winch drum 152. f ,p N

Fig; lof the drawings. shaftv20, the cable 16. is wound on the winch drum: l2 and the spreader bar 10 is drawn forward until the cables 23 are slackened to As shown best in F ig.v 3 of the drawings, the W1I1Cl1 drum is provided with a. fixed bevel. wheel 18. The teeth. of the wheel 18 are meshed with the teethrof a corresponds ing'pinion 19. The pinion. 19 is fixed atthe lower end of a crank shaft 20. The crank shaft 20 extends above the floor of the body.

14 ancLattheupper end has a handle 21.

' To steady the action. of theshatt 20,. a hearing bracket 22 is suitably attached to the dash of the vehicle body, as shown .best in By rotating the removenall' pressure on the bit in the mouth of the horse to which the free ends 0f the lines are attached To hold the bar 10 in the advanced positi'omthe: pawl 2.4 is pivotally mounted adja- "cent'the wheel .18 and providedwith a latch head. adapted to engage the ratchet teeth with which thewheel 18 is; provided;

As shown best in-Figr l of the drawings,

the pawl 24 is held actively. related to the ratchet teeth 25 by a spring 26. The result of thisarrangement is that when. the driver rotates the shaft 20, the dr inr 12 operates .to'wind. the cable 16 and the pawl 24: en- Igages successively the teeth 25 to prevent the retraction of the drum 12 and the. re

laXation of. the cable 16 wound thereon.

The above described disposition of the .parts is what may be termed the inactive uposition. The apparatus is called into action when the driver presses on the pad 27 at theend of the lever 28.. The lever 28 is pivoted in a bracket 29,. with the free end of the lever resting underthe tailrpiece 30 of the pawl 24. The lii'ting of the tail-piece of the pawl 24 withdraws the latch head of .the said. pawl from engagement with the teeth. 25,. thereby permitting the springs 8 to retract the bar 10 and cables 23 connected therewith. v

:As shown in-Fig. 1,. the suddencontractionofthe springs 8 draws upon the cables.

.23.,andthe-bit in the mouth of. the horse, irresistibly. pulling the chin; inward to crook the neckv to: an uncomfortable position and .one. which would distract. the

horses attention and cause him to stop. The driver may at any moment when the horse has been checked in his running, relieve the strain on the cables 23 by turning the shaft to draw forward the bar 10. To prevent wear on the cables 23 and to avoid unnecessary friction, the rollers 31 are suspended in bearings provided in'the brackets 32 at the forward end of the vehicle body. If. it is found necessary, other guiding and friction-reducing devices may be employed for supporting or guiding the lines 23. a a

While I have herein described theinvention in its application to a single horse team, it will be understood that it may be applied with equal facility to a team consisting of two or more horses. I

Claims.

1. An apparatus as characterized comprising a plurality of cables adapted for attachment to a bridle bit when disposed in service on the head of a horse; meansfor drawing upon said cables to pull the bit and headofthe animal engaged thereby toward the body of the vehicle supplied with said apparatus, said means embodying a plurality of spiral springs'operatively engaging. said cables and normally active to pull said cables in the manner above indicated; means manually controlled for operating said firstmentioned means; means manually operative for disposing said first-mentioned 'means in alert inactive position, said means embodying a which and manually-operative meansfor rotating said winch; and means operatively connectmg sa1d wlnch with said springs.

2. An apparatus as characterized comprising a plurality of cables adapted for attachment to'a bridle bit when disposed in service on the head of a horse; means'for drawing upon said cables to pull the bit and head of the horse engaged thereby toward j the body of the vehicle supplied with said apparatus, said means embodying aplurality of spiral springs operativelyengaging said cables and normally active to pull said cables in the manner above indicated; means manually operative for disposing said first mentioned means in I alert, inactive position,

said means embodying a winch and manually-operative means for rotating said winch; and means operatively connecting saldwmch and sa1d spr ngs, said means embodying a spreader bar operatively-connectmg theends of said springs anda cable operatively connecting said spreader bar andsaid winch. I

, 3'. An apparatus as: characterized. com- .prisinga plurality of cables adapted for at-, tachment, to a. bridle bit when disposed in I service on'the head of a horse; means for member. I a I, I

5. An apparatus as characterlzed comdrawing upon said cables to pull the bitand head of the horse engaged thereby toward the body of the vehicle supplied with said ing the ends of said springs and a cable operatively connecting said spreader bar and said NVlIlCh; and manually-operative means for holding said winch for preventing the reverse rotation thereof for unwinding said cable. V V

4. An apparatus as characterized comprising a plurality of cables adapted for at tachment to a bridle bit when disposed in service on-the head of a horse; means for drawing upon saidcables to pull the bit and headof'the horse engaged thereby toward the body of the vehicle supplied with said apparatus, saidmeans embodying a plurality of spiral springs operatively engagingsaid cables and normally active topull saidcables in the manner above indicated; means manually operative for disposing said first mentioned means inalert inactive position,

said means embodying 'a' winch and-fmanually operative means for rotating said winch; means operatively connectmg sa1d winch and said springs, said, means embodying a spreader bar operatively connecting the endsofsaid springs and a cable operatively connecting said spreader bar andsaid winch; and manually-operative means for holding said winch for preventing the reverse rotation thereof for. unwinding said cable, said means embodying abr'ake member and a foot-operated lever operatively disposed with reference to I said brake prising a plurality of cables adapted for attachment to a bridle bit when disposed in service on the head of a horse; means for .fdra'wing upon said cables to pull the bit and head of the horse engaged thereby toward a the body'of the vehicle supplied with said apparatus, said meansembodying a plurality of spiral springs operatively engaging said cables and normally active to' pull said cajbles in the manner above indicated means manually operative for disposing saidfirstmentioned means" in alert inactive position, said means embodying a winch and manually- .operative means for rotating said winch;

means operatively connecting said winch and said springs, said means embodying a spreader bar operatively connecting the ends of said springs and a cable o-peratively eonneeting said spreader bar and said Winch; and manuallvoperative means for holding said Winch for preventing the reverse rotation thereof for unwinding said cab-1e, said means embodying a ratchet Wheel mounted free end of said lever being disposed adjacent the drivers seat on the vehicle furnished With the above-described apparatus.

' BERNARD ROSENFELD.

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